Hellas, Perilli preferred to Montipò: Zanetti’s choice and “dualism” at Hellas

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Simone Perilli holder, Lorenzo Montipò on the bench. This was the surprise choice of Paolo Zanetticoach ofHellas Veronain the last round of the championship against Lecce. Coming after the heavy 6-1 defeat against Atalanta, a goal against one of the most prolific teams in the championship but without Montipò’s responsibility, it remains to be seen whether it will have a sequel in the future.

Against Lecce, even without Perilli’s responsibility, he did not change the fortunes of the Scaligeri, narrowly defeated by the Salento team. And now? Roma arrive at the Bentegodi on Sunday: an opponent who is certainly not healthy, but still dangerous. In moments of difficulty, we rely on the senators and the most representative men: what Montipò, a goalkeeper born in ’96 who has worn the Hellas shirt since 2021, with eight clean sheets last season, can easily be defined as.

Zanetti himself justified the decision as follows: “Technical choice, Perilli deserved the chance and showed it on the pitch – said the coach in the post-match press conference – Montipò was coming off a difficult match with six goals conceded. Nothing changes for me, it’s a dualism that must exist.” A dualism which, however, is new in Verona, also for the dressing room which until now has always recognised, as have the fans, a certain status in Montipò, 154 games in Serie A and often decisive for the salvation achieved by Hellas in the last few seasons.